BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//edWeb - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:edWeb X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://home.edweb.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for edWeb REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161201T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161201T170000 DTSTAMP:20161108T211929Z CREATED:20161108T211929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161108T211929Z UID:22702-1480608000-1480611600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:How to Increase Reading Rates with eBooks and Audiobooks DESCRIPTION:Presented by Faye Hagerty\, Director of Library Services in North East ISD in Texas\nSponsored by OverDrive and School Library Connection  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the SLC @ The Forefront community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nLook at the incredible opportunity eBooks and audiobooks offer librarians to evolve their role and become even more valuable members of the school community. Faye Hagerty\, director of library services for the North East Independent School District in Texas\, shared her experience increasing reading rates by 200 percent through the district’s digital library platform. \nFaye explored the factors that have been critical to the district’s digital success\, including: \n\n Proactive collection development and curation\n Increasing access\nSetting goals and promotion\nStudent and staff training\n\nThis webinar is designed for librarians\, curriculum and building administrators as well as anyone else interested in using e-readers to increase reading rates. \nAbout the Presenter  \nFaye Hagerty currently serves as the Director for Library Services in North East ISD\, the second largest district in San Antonio\, Texas. Faye coordinates the library program across 68 campuses\, which range in enrollment from 300 to 3\,000 students. She serves as a reference source for campus administrators in all matters pertaining to libraries and is responsible for planning for professional growth of district librarians through meetings\, workshops\, conferences\, and presentations. Under Faye’s leadership\, library programs in North East Independent School District exemplify the phrase\, “future ready.” She has led the charge to transform school libraries to create flexible\, responsive environments for students and staff. Faye regularly presents to librarians\, classroom teachers\, and administrators on digital resources\, librarian appraisals\, library annual reports\, library transformation\, and maker spaces\, and she also has spoken to state administrators on accessing and utilizing eBooks and audiobooks. Follow Faye on Twitter @librochica. \nJoin the SLC @ The Forefront community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n \nOverDrive is the leading full-service digital distributor of eBooks\, audiobooks\, music and video worldwide. We deliver secure management\, DRM protection\, and download fulfillment services for publishers\, libraries\, schools\, and retailers–serving millions of end users globally. \n  \nLibraries Unlimited is committed to serving libraries by producing library science textbooks\, reference works\, practical handbooks\, and professional guides of unparalleled quality. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/increase-reading-rates-ebooks-audiobooks/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161201-slcforefront-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161201T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161201T160000 DTSTAMP:20161108T192818Z CREATED:20161108T192818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161108T192818Z UID:22682-1480604400-1480608000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Research-Based Tools and Strategies Proven to Help Beginner Readers DESCRIPTION:Presented by Eyal Rav-Noy and Tzippy Rav-Noy\, Co-Founders of Capit Learning\nSponsored by Capit Learning \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Instructional Strategies for Reading Improvement K-8 community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nResearchers have long known that phonemic awareness is highly correlated with individual differences in childrens’ word-reading skills. Training students in phonemic awareness skills and letter-sound knowledge is recommended in both the United States (NRP\, 2000) and the United Kingdom (Rose\, 2006). But why do some students struggle so much when learning their sounds? How can teachers help their students remember their sounds? Does the research recommend a particular method for teaching these foundational reading skills? \nIn this webinar Eyal Rav-Noy and Tzippy Rav-Noy\, Co-Founders of Capit Learning\, discussed the National Reading Panel Report\, an evidence-based assessment of the scientific research literature on reading and its implications for reading instruction. They shared three tools the report recommends for early readers that often are overlooked by many teachers\, researchers\, and curriculum developers. Learn about these research-based tools that will increase your young students’ phonemic awareness skills and letter-sound knowledge. Learn how to easily integrate the tools into your existing lesson plans and classroom. \nThis webinar is designed for Pre-K through grade one teachers\, transitional kindergarten teachers\, reading specialists\, and ELA coordinators. School librarians and special education teachers also will benefit from this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenters \n\n \n\nEyal and Tzippy Rav-Noy\, Co-Founders of Capit Learning\, have taught thousands of students—both children and adults—to read both English and Hebrew\, for over 18 years.\nThey went on to create their own reading programs which are implemented in schools across the country. Eyal and Tzippy have trained dozens of teachers and reading specialists\, and they tutor special education and special needs students at Capit Learning Center in Los Angeles. \nJoin the Instructional Strategies for Reading Improvement K-8 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n CAPIT Reading teaches students to read without “verbal instructions.” Students play with sounds and intuitively create letters\, blend words\, and assemble sentences. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/research-based-tools-and-strategies/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161201-readingk8-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T170000 DTSTAMP:20161020T190359Z CREATED:20161020T190359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161020T190359Z UID:22450-1479398400-1479402000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Using Free Service Learning Resources to Deepen Student Understanding and Create Leaders DESCRIPTION:Presented by Alanna Brown\, Program Manager\, Pennies for Peace\, and Allison Kucharski\, Teacher\, A. Vito Martinez Middle School\, Illinois\nSponsored by Pennies for Peace \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Girls Thinking Global community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nWatch this webinar to hear how teachers are using a free service-learning curriculum to help their students make a meaningful impact. \nEvery child\, regardless of gender or birthplace\, has a right to an education\, and most people agree. But how do you take that sentiment—that education is a human right—and turn it into actionable service learning? How do you move from asking students to bring in spare change to help girls in Afghanistan get an education\, to helping your students understand why some children don’t get to go to school\, and about the cultural\, political\, and economic realities of life in the developing world? \nMoving from simply believing in a cause to action based on real understanding of the issues—it’s the crux that many teachers struggle with when it comes to service learning. Yet we know that with understanding comes tolerance and sympathy\, and ultimately a deeper learning experience. \nIn this webinar\, learn practical\, easy-to-implement strategies for teaching the often-complicated issues surrounding education in the developing world while helping students: \n\n Develop critical thinking skills\nCollaborate with peers\nLearn about and value other cultures\nRecognize their responsibilities as global citizens\nDevelop empathy\nBelieve they can change the world\n\nThis webinar will benefit social studies K-12 educators\, social studies department chairpersons\, and principals. \nAbout the Presenters \nAlanna Brown holds a master’s degree in Adult and Higher Education and Public Administration. Before her time at Central Asia Institute\, she presented at high schools across the state of Montana to encourage and recruit students to attend college. Additionally\, Ms. Brown presented to large funders and state government administers to secure grant funding for various programs at Montana State University. \nCurrently the manager of Pennies for Peace at Central Asia Institute\, Ms. Brown attends national conferences to speak about the program\, and promotes the importance of education\, especially for girls\, in Afghanistan\, Pakistan\, and Tajikistan. Ms. Brown also speaks at elementary\, middle and high schools across the country\, and with business leaders\, to encourage community involvement with Central Asia Institute’s efforts. \n Allison Kucharski holds a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Saint Xavier University in Chicago with endorsements in Special Education\, and a bachelor’s degree in Health and Human Development with a Family and Consumer Science extension from Montana State University. Ms. Kucharski has taught Family Science and Child Development at the middle and high school levels\, and is currently teaching special education mathematics and science. Ms. Kucharski has a passion for teaching and strives to provide her students with meaningful and impactful lessons that will encourage them to continue to grow and succeed. \n  \nJoin the Girls Thinking Global community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources.\nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING \n Our mission is to empower communities of Central Asia through literacy and education\, especially for girls; to promote peace through education; and to convey the importance of these activities globally. Students participating in Pennies for Peace broaden their cultural horizons and come to understand their own capacities as philanthropists. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/using-free-service-learning-resources/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161117-gtg-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T150000 DTSTAMP:20161011T180211Z CREATED:20161011T180211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161011T180211Z UID:22361-1479391200-1479394800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Building Fine Motor Skills: A Whole Child Approach DESCRIPTION:Presented by Marianne Gibbs\, Ed.D.\, OTR\nSponsored by Frog Street Press \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Early Childhood Learning Solutions community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nIn this webinar\, NAEYC presenter and occupational therapist\, Dr. Marianne Gibbs\, presented essential education on the fine motor development of young children 3-6 years old with a focus on the whole child. This session contains rarely addressed information for educators of all young children\, which supports pencil grasp\, pre-writing\, and scissor skill development. Topics of discussion include development of sub-skills of pencil grasp\, efficient and inefficient grasp types\, positional strategies\, techniques and activities to be integrated across the curriculum\, and scissor skill development facilitation. \nMarianne shared both the theoretical rationale and functional activities for you to apply in the classroom tomorrow. Learn how to: \n• Understand and implement appropriate techniques to foster shoulder\, arm\, and hand development of young children to support lifetime writing skills\n• Implement scissor skill sequence of development for effective pattern acquisition\n• Articulate substantive rationale to parents and others regarding appropriate fine motor development of young children \nThis recorded session will bolster your knowledge of fine motor development and support you in your effort to guide young children\, heart first\, in their unique fine motor journeys. This session is for you if you are seeking to become a bigger difference-maker in the lives of the young children you serve now and throughout your professional career in education. Pre-K and K educators\, administrators\, and parents will benefit from this webinar. \nMarianne Gibbs\, Ed.D.\, OTR is an occupational therapist and dynamic\, national early childhood educational speaker. In addition to being a contributing author to Frog Street Press Pre-K curriculum and Benson Handwriting programs\, she is the owner of Gibbs Consulting\, Incorporated. Providing educational training across the country for the past 12 years\, Dr. Gibbs guarantees once in a lifetime workshops\, every time! \n  \n  \n  \n Join the Early Childhood Learning Solutions community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n Frog Street is dedicated to continually improving programs and products based on current research and input from early childhood classroom educators and caregivers. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/building-fine-motor-skills/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161117-earlychildhood-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T180000 DTSTAMP:20160927T180409Z CREATED:20160927T180409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160927T180409Z UID:22289-1479315600-1479319200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Building a Digital Collection DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair\, New Canaan High School\, CT and Andy Marcinek\, Former Chief Open Education Advisor for the U.S. Department of Education\nSponsored by Mackin Educational Resources \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Emerging Tech community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nDigital collection development is integral to the “future ready” pledge. As the number of districts committing to personalizing instruction through digital learning grows\, so does the demand for digital content. In this webinar\, Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut (a 2015 Library Journal Mover & Shaker) and Andy Marcinek\, Former Chief Open Education Advisor for the U.S. Department of Education\, discussed what’s new in digital collection development\, including the #GoOpen initiative\, and how to make all resources discoverable\, accessible\, and usable for all learners. \n \n  \nMichelle Luhtala is the Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut and was one of five school librarians named as a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal in 2015. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award and the Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award. The New Canaan High School Library won AASL’s National School Library Program of the year in 2010. Follow her on Twitter @mluhtala. \n  \n  \nAs Open Education Advisor at the Office of Education Technology\, Andrew focused his work on helping PreK-12 school districts and state leaders connect with teaching\, learning and research resources in the public domain that are freely available to anyone over the web. Previously\, Andrew served as the Director of Technology for Grafton Public Schools. He previously served as an Instructional Technology Specialist for Burlington High School and helped lead the 1:1 iPad learning program as well as the creation of the Student Help Desk program. Andrew has designed and created a digital and information literacy course that focuses on Web 2.0 applications\, Google Apps for Education\, Information Literacy\, and Digital Citizenship. Outside the classroom\, Andrew has organized four edcamps and presented at various conferences around the country. Andrew recently published his first book\, The 1:1 Roadmap. \nJoin the Emerging Tech community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n For more than 30 years\, Mackin Educational Resources has provided library and classroom materials for grades PK-12. Working with over 18\,000 publishers and a database of more than 2.5 million printed titles and more than 350\,000 digital titles\, Mackin supplies print books\, eBooks\, online educational databases\, audiobooks\, video resources and more\, along with digital content management and custom collection analysis services. A true partner in education\, Mackin’s continued success and unblemished reputation is known by thousands of teachers\, administrators\, and librarians across the country and throughout the world. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/building-digital-collection/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161116-emergingtech-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T170000 DTSTAMP:20161024T211603Z CREATED:20161024T211603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161024T211603Z UID:22492-1479312000-1479315600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Transforming the Student Travel Experience: Educators on the Road DESCRIPTION:Presented by Faye Brenner\, Student Tour Guide and Former Educator\nSponsored by SYTA – The Student & Youth Travel Association \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Teach & Travel community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \n“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes\, but in having new eyes.” – Proust \nAs effective educators\, we are facilitators of learning in the classroom. Likewise\, as group or program leaders on a tour\, we also need to help our students make connections\, think critically\, and reflect on their own thinking. In this webinar\, Faye Brenner\, the author of Transforming Student Travel: A Resource Guide for Educators\, shared how you can help your students develop a host of valuable learning skills through travel. \nFaye\, a student tour guide and former educator\, showed how to: \n\nExplore how educational travel not only introduces students to new landscapes\, but also how it encourages young people to be more inquisitive\, open-minded\, reflective\, and principled\, and to take risks\n Share popular student destinations to demonstrate questioning techniques and activities that foster critical thinking on the road\nShow ways you can create a student-centered\, inquiry-based experience on a student tour by working together with the tour operator and professional tour director\n\nEducators who are already traveling with students and those who want to get started with student travel are invited to this recorded webinars. Administrators will also benefit from this exploration of the educational values of student travel. \nAbout the Presenter \nFaye Brenner is the author of Transforming Student Travel: A Resource Guide for Educators. She is a professional tour director and student tour guide and serves on the advisory board of the International Association of Tour Directors and Guides. As an educator\, Faye taught Theater\, Speech\, English and Theory of Knowledge in the International Baccalaureate program before taking on the role as IB Coordinator and\, finally\, serving as the Advanced Academic Specialist in Fairfax County Public Schools. She is also a trainer for student tour directors and student tour operators. Learn more about Faye’s work with educators to enhance student travel here. \nJoin the Teach & Travel community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n SYTA is the non-profit\, professional trade association that promotes student & youth travel and seeks to foster integrity and professionalism among student and youth travel service providers. SYTA is “The Voice of Student and Youth Travel.®” URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/transforming-student-travel-experience-educators-road/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/2016116-travel-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T160000 DTSTAMP:20161024T170449Z CREATED:20161024T170449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161024T170449Z UID:22486-1479308400-1479312000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Effective Student Dialogue: Critical Thinking and Active Listening DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Ian Jamison\, Head of Education at Generation Global; with Scott Chua\, Generation Global Alumni Moderator\, First Year Student at Yale-NUS College Singapore; and Hailey Lister\, Generation Global Alumni Moderator and First Year Student at Occidental College in Los Angeles\, CA\nHosted by Shannon Miller\, Teacher Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist\nSponsored by Generation Global \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the edGlobal community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nTechnology is prevalent in everyday life; it affords us as educators the chance to connect our students with other learners from across the globe\, or even across the classroom. Today\, more students are choosing to travel and study internationally to encounter new cultural experiences first-hand. It is essential that we teach them how to effectively communicate with their peers in different countries and from different cultures. \nIn this recorded webinar\, learn from two students who engaged with the free Generation Global program during their high school years\, and have continued to stay involved with the program into their post-secondary education as student moderators. Scott Chua is native to the Philippines and currently attends college in Singapore and Hailey Lister is a college student in Los Angeles. Scott and Hailey shared how their Generation Global experiences have made them more effective in global communication\, understanding and embracing differences\, and navigating cultural diversity in real-world situations. They highlighted their most memorable and impactful experiences from video-conferencing and chatting with students virtually\, and the lasting impact the global experience has had on their lives. They also shared personal stories on how dialogue\, understanding\, and connecting with peers across the globe has helped them become better global citizens\, more active listeners\, and improved critical thinkers. \nWatch to learn: \n\nHow cultural dialogue can impact your students far beyond high school\nHow to integrate dialogue and understanding into your existing lessons to elevate your students’ critical thinking and active listening skills\nHow dialogue can break down cultural barriers and personal stereotypes to help your students see that their peers living across the world face similar challenges\, have similar interests\, and that we aren’t so different after all.\n\nNot only will these dialogue skills better prepare your students for work and life beyond school\, but they will allow them to successfully navigate the difficult conversations and differences they will encounter when interacting with students of a different culture\, both domestically and abroad. This webinar is designed for middle and high school educators (especially those teaching social studies\, history\, civics and ELA) as well as library/media specialists\, and district and building administrators. \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Ian Jamison is the Head of Education for Generation Global. An experienced trainer\, Ian trains teachers around the world on the Generation Global’s pedagogy of dialogue\, working in a number of challenging environments. He is an advocate of the power of dialogue for empowering people to address challenges\, build understanding\, and positively transform societies. Ian taught Religious Education for twenty years\, and has experience of subject leadership in a number of schools\, including Head of Religious Education. He won the Guardian Award for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School in 2007. Ian has also contributed articles to a number of publications and is the author of a well-respected senior level textbook. \nScott is a freshman at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. He has been actively involved with Generation Global since his high school days at Xavier School Philippines and served as the president of his school’s Generation Global club his senior year. Scott currently volunteers as an online dialogue moderator for Generation Global\, facilitating online blogs and conversations between students. \n  \n  \n  \n Hailey started her involvement in Generation Global as a club member her junior year of high school\, and now serves as a volunteer alumni moderator. Hailey chose to stay involved in the program after graduating high school because she felt that having the ability to interact with students from around the world truly impacted her high school experience\, giving her a wider global perspective while pushing her to develop public speaking and critical thinking skills. \n  \n  \n  \n \nAbout the Host \nShannon McClintock Miller is a nationally recognized Teacher Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist. Her recent areas of expertise also include several engagements as a Consultant\, Speaker and Author. Shannon encourages her students to have a voice while learning\, creating\, collaborating\, and connecting to others within their school and around the world. She is the author of the award winning Van Meter Library Voice blog and enjoys writing for ISTE’s Leading & Learning journal\, various blogs\, and other forums. Follow Shannon on Twitter @shannonmiller. \n  \nJoin the edGlobal community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n \n  \nWith Generation Global\, you can give your students the skills and experience to flourish in a interconnected and complex world.  It is designed for 12-17 year olds and is active in more than 20 countries around the world. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/effective-student-dialogue-critical-thinking-active-listening/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161116-edglobal-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T180000 DTSTAMP:20160926T193033Z CREATED:20160926T193033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160926T193033Z UID:22283-1479229200-1479232800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Making Your Classroom a Digital Learning Hub with Google Classroom DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shannon Holden\, Assistant Principal\, Republic Middle School\, MO \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the TechTools for the Classroom community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nTeachers are constantly searching for new ways to bring their classroom into the Digital Age. Google Classroom is the tech tool of choice for thousands of educators worldwide who rave about the simplicity of the platform. Educational technology adopter Shannon Holden showed teachers how to increase productivity\, creativity\, transparency\, and accountability with Google Classroom. \nShannon Holden has been a high school and middle school teacher and administrator in Texas and Missouri for 20 years.  Shannon built a website\, www.newteacherhelp.com to help reduce the 50% five-year attrition rate for new teachers in the educational profession. Shannon speaks to college students\, teachers\, and administrators across the Midwest about classroom management\, maintaining positive relationships with parents\, instructional strategies that engage students\, and implementing technology in the classroom. He is the host of the New Teacher Help and TechTools for the Classroom communities on edWeb.net. Follow him on Twitter @newteacherhelp. \n  \nJoin the TechTools for the Classroom community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/classroom-digital-learning-google-classroom/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161115-techtools-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T170000 DTSTAMP:20160809T143233Z CREATED:20160809T143233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160809T143233Z UID:22018-1479225600-1479229200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Building Bridges from Concrete to Abstract Part 3: Addition & Subtraction of Fractions DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Sara Delano Moore\, educational consultant at SDM Learning\nSponsored by ETA hand2mind \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Building Understanding in Mathematics community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nTeaching well with manipulatives means helping learners connect concrete representations with more abstract ways of presenting mathematics. This four-part series of webinars examines strategies for transitioning from manipulative-based mathematics to using abstract representations such as algorithms. \nIn this third webinar of the series\, Dr. Sara Delano Moore shared strategies for helping students understand critical concepts such as common denominators and see connections between manipulative models and the algorithms we use to add and subtract fractions. Explore how to help students see connections from the concrete to the abstract as they add and subtract fractions. \nDr. Sara Delano Moore is an educational consultant at SDM Learning.  Sara focuses on helping teachers and students understand mathematics as a coherent and connected discipline.  An experienced teacher and nationally recognized speaker\, her work emphasizes the power of deep understanding and multiple representations for learning.  Sara’s interests include building conceptual understanding of mathematics to support procedural fluency and applications\, incorporating engaging literature into mathematics & science instruction\, and connecting mathematics to engineering design in meaningful ways. Learn more about her education and experience at sdmlearning.com.  Follow her on Twitter @saradelanomoore. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n ETA hand2mind believes that educating students is the most important job in the world. Our story is all about the Educators\, Teachers\, Parents and Partners who share our goal of helping children learn and succeed. We believe real success in the classroom happens when students learn by doing. We are excited to welcome you on this professional journey and hope that together we can innovate\, initiate & invigorate teaching conversations around the country. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/addition-subtraction-fraction/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161115-math-event-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T170000 DTSTAMP:20161010T154022Z CREATED:20161010T154022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161010T154022Z UID:22353-1479139200-1479142800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Big6 Information and Technology Skills: Essential and Relevant DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Mike Eisenberg\, Professor and Dean Emeritus\, University of Washington’s Information School\nSponsored by Libraries Unlimited \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the SLC @ The Forefront community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nIs information literacy learning (and the Big6) passé? Obsolete? Out of touch? Heck no! In fact\, it’s just the opposite. The Big6 (and Super3) are more relevant today than ever. \nLast time we checked\, this is still the information age and students are facing even more challenging information problems than ever. Information technology continues to innovate at breath-taking speed\, and teachers are searching for practical ways to integrate those technologies into meaningful learning experiences. The key\, as always\, is to focus on the students and developing their information and technology skills so they can succeed in school and in life. That’s what the Big6 does so well. It provides a simple but powerful approach to help students learn essential information and technology skills in the context of local school or district curriculum priorities. \nWell-known educator and visionary Mike Eisenberg presented a content-packed webinar that emphasized practical strategies for defining and delivering a relevant and meaningful information and technology skills instructional program. This recorded webinar will be beneficial for prek-12 teacher-librarians\, administrators\, classroom teachers\, parents\, and school board members. \nDr. Mike Eisenberg\, the founding dean of the Information School at the University of Washington\, is an educator\, scholar\, advocate\, and mentor whose personal motto is\, “make it better!” Mike is the co-creator of the Big6 Approach to Information & Technology Literacy. He is a prolific author of nine books and dozens of articles and papers. Mike has worked with thousands of students—pre-K through higher education—as well as people in business\, government\, and communities to improve individual and organizational information and technology access and use. \n  \n  \nJoin the SLC @ The Forefront community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nLibraries Unlimited is committed to serving libraries by producing library science textbooks\, reference works\, practical handbooks\, and professional guides of unparalleled quality. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/big6-information-technology-skills/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161114-slcforefront-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T160000 DTSTAMP:20160930T181748Z CREATED:20160930T181748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160930T181748Z UID:22303-1479135600-1479139200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Visible Learning for Literacy DESCRIPTION:Presented by Nancy Frey\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University\nSponsored by Achieve3000 \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Differentiating Instruction with Educational Technology community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \n“All students deserve a great teacher\, not by chance\, but by design.” \nJohn Hattie’s research – over 800 meta-studies on learning and achievement\, involving more than 800 million students – has transformed education. In this webinar\, Dr. Nancy Frey\, Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and co-author of the new book Visible Learning for Literacy\, delved into how Hattie’s findings apply to literacy instruction and how educators can implement the practices that work best to accelerate student learning. Topics included: \n\nThe surface\, deep\, and transfer phases of learning\nThe activities and routines that are most effective at different phases of learning\nEight key mind frames for teachers and how they apply to curriculum planning\n\nGain a deeper understanding of how you can use effect size to determine – and maximize – your impact on student learning. Nancy will field questions from attendees after her presentation. Educators and administrators from grades K-12 will benefit from this recorded webinar. \n Nancy Frey\, Ph.D.\, is a Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University where she teaches a variety of courses in school improvement and literacy leadership. She is a recipient of the Christa McAuliffe award for excellence in teacher education from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Nancy has co-authored several books on literacy\, and was a co-recipient (with Doug Fisher) of NCTE’s 2004 Kate and Paul Farmer award for outstanding writing for their article\, “Using Graphic Novels\, Anime\, And The Internet In An Urban High School\,” published in The English Journal. In 2008\, she received the Early Career Achievement Award from the Literacy Research Association. Her favorite place to be is Health Sciences High and Middle College\, where she learns from teachers and students every day. Learn more about Nancy online and follow her on Twitter @NancyFrey. \nJoin the Differentiating Instruction with Educational Technology community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \n \n  \nAchieve3000 reaches all students\, PreK-12+\, at their individual reading levels to accelerate their learning\, improve high-stakes test performance\, and prepare them for college and career success. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/visible-learning-literacy/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161114-differentiate-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T150000 DTSTAMP:20161011T202838Z CREATED:20161011T202838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161011T202838Z UID:22372-1479132000-1479135600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Inviting Young Children to Explore Process Art DESCRIPTION:Presented by MaryAnn F. Kohl\, Author\, Educator\, and Presenter\nSponsored by Kaplan Early Learning \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Classroom Management for Early Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nAward-winning author and educator\, MaryAnn F. Kohl gave a lively and entertaining presentation about process art and young children. MaryAnn shared true stories of how art influenced the lives of some amazing adults and children. Learn helpful strategies for inspiring children to be creative and adventurous with art\, both individually and in groups. MaryAnn coined the nationally-known term “process art” and taught the difference between process art and typical classroom crafts. Plenty of MaryAnn’s favorite process art ideas were shared. \nThis webinar is for anyone who works with young children\, including parents\, librarians\, preschool teachers\, primary teachers\, and childcare providers. \nAward-winning author and educator\, MaryAnn F. Kohl\, began Bright Ring Publishing\, Inc. in 1985 with her first book\, Scribble Art. Since then\, she has penned 23 books about art and creativity for children of all ages\, including ART with Anything. MaryAnn began her career as an early childhood educator and classroom teacher. She continues her passion for children’s creativity by offering workshops and keynotes around the country for childcare providers\, librarians\, and teachers. Her hands-on sessions of process art experiences have proven to be attendees’ favorite workshops. She plans to have a new book available in 2017: Great Composers for Kids. MaryAnn is also a literary agent in the specific genre of teacher resource books and activity books. \n  \nJoin the Classroom Management for Early Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n Kaplan Early Learning Company is a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children’s learning. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/young-children-explore-process-art/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161114-classroommanagement-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T170000 DTSTAMP:20161020T202659Z CREATED:20161020T202659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161020T202659Z UID:22461-1478793600-1478797200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Using Interactive Reading Apps in Your Classroom DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sarah M. Rich\, Lead Teacher Champion\, Squiggle Park\nSponsored by Squiggle Park \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Instructional Strategies for Reading Improvement K-8 community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \n“Apps are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’ll get.” \nToday’s students are expecting more out of stories than they did in the past. They love engaging stories that they can interact with. Low-cost yet highly engaging interactive reading apps provide just this kind of reading experience for young learners. \nIn this webinar\, teacher and trained blended learning expert Sarah Rich shared ways for you to better use interactive reading apps in your Pre-K to Grade 2 classroom to increase a variety of skills such as comprehension\, receptive language\, and vocabulary. \nLearn about: \n\nHow to fit interactive reading apps into your literacy block\nWays of extending the use of these apps in your classroom\nTips for leveraging all these apps have to offer while keeping your costs down\nA handful of low-cost interactive reading apps Sarah recommends to get started with in your classroom\n\nWatch this recorded webinar if you want to get the most out of interactive reading apps with your young learners. This webinar will benefit PreK-2 teachers\, librarians\, administrators\, reading coaches\, literacy specialists\, curriculum directors\, and technology directors. \nEveryone who signed up for this webinar will receive free access for the remainder of 2016 to Squiggle Park’s games that teach pre-reading skills to young learners. \nAbout the Presenter \nSarah Rich is a founding faculty member and second grade teacher at the Paul Cuffee Charter School in Providence\, Rhode Island. She has been teaching for 16 years and is a recent graduate of the Highlander Institute’s Fuse RI program. Sarah teaches using a flipped learning model with playlists. Her students use a station rotation model for math and literacy. Sarah’s strengths are classroom management in a 21st century classroom and parent engagement.  Follow her on Twitter @edtechSAE. \n  \nJoin the Instructional Strategies for Reading Improvement K-8 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n At Squiggle Park\, we take video games seriously. Our bite-sized games are effective in building mastery through practice and play. \nChildren aged 4-7 enter a magical world where books come to life as they demonstrate a combination of reading skill accuracy\, speed and context. As our game progress\, the frequency of skills introduced adapts to the strengths and weaknesses of each child\, reinforcing mastery. \nBuilt for teachers to use in their PreK-2 classrooms or at home to reinforce curriculum through play. It’s simple\, and it works. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/using-interactive-reading-apps/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161110-readingk8-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T160000 DTSTAMP:20181231T024940Z CREATED:20161017T201652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181231T024940Z UID:22414-1478790000-1478793600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Functional Communication: An In-Depth Look at Reducing and Replacing Challenging Behaviors (Grades K-12) DESCRIPTION:Presented by Lauren Williams\, M.A.\, CCC-SLP\, Speech Language Pathologist at Monarch Center for Autism and ShyJuan Larkin\, B.A.\, Behavior Specialist at Monarch Center for Autism\nSponsored by Monarch Center for Autism\, STAR Autism Support\, and VizZle \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Teaching Students with Autism community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nLauren and ShyJuan took an in-depth look at evidence-based strategies to help reduce and/or replace challenging behaviors utilizing functional communication training (FCT). This program teaches you to: \n\nDefine functional communication training and discuss why it can significantly reduce challenging behaviors\, including those exhibited by students with Autism Spectrum Disorder\nIdentify numerous functions of communication and discuss challenging behaviors that can arise from each function\nExamine various visual language supports that help students understand language during times of crisis and help mitigate challenging behaviors\nDiscuss how the environment can effect a student’s communication and behavior\nDiscuss cueing methods during communication and crisis\, and how these different methods can effect a student’s functional communication\nDemonstrate how collaboration across disciplines can support the generalization and use of appropriate communication methods\nDevelop proactive strategies to promote communication and reduce and replace challenging behaviors\n\nCase studies provide evidence of successful implementation of visual language supports during challenging behaviors. \n  \nAbout the Presenters \nLauren Williams\, M.A.\, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist at Monarch Center for Autism in Shaker Heights\, OH. Prior to beginning her career at Monarch Center for Autism\, Lauren earned her master’s degree from the University of Akron and worked full time collaborating with applied behavior specialists\, implementing direct intervention services for clients on the autism spectrum. She is part of a collaborative Monarch School team that works directly with Dr. Howard Shane and his colleagues from Boston Children’s Hospital. \n  \n ShyJuan Larkin\, B.A. is a behavior specialist at Monarch Center for Autism in Shaker Heights\, OH. Shy is expected to receive her BCaBA in the next few months\, and she earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Cleveland State University. Shy has worked full time collaborating with applied behavior specialists\, intervention specialists and speech language pathologists at Monarch School and Monarch Boarding Academy\, implementing direct intervention services for clients on the autism spectrum. She is also part of a collaborative Monarch School team that works directly with Dr. Howard Shane and his colleagues from Boston Children’s Hospital. \n  \nJoin the Teaching Students with Autism community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nMonarch Center for Autism\, a division of Bellefaire JCB\, is located in Cleveland\, Ohio. Monarch offers a comprehensive array of programs and services for individuals ages three through adulthood with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Highlights\, which incorporate Monarch’s visual language treatment model\, include a preschool; day school for children\, adolescents & young adults; transition education program; summer & extended school year programs; therapeutic residential treatment program; adult vocational & supported living programs; and community training. \n  \nSTAR Autism Support (SAS) provides curriculum materials\, workshops and training to school and agency staff who work with students with autism. Our mission is to help others successfully implement research-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques. We want every child with autism to receive effective instruction! \n  \nVizZle provides a library of more than 14\,000 lessons and the tools and media to customize them or create your own from scratch. The lessons can be tailored to any grade level\, assigned to any student\, and played on iPad or Android tablets\, laptop or desktop computers. Data is tracked automatically. This award-winning software is developed collaboratively with educators. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/functional-communication-depth-look/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161110-autism-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T180000 DTSTAMP:20181231T025158Z CREATED:20161024T212249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181231T025158Z UID:22482-1478710800-1478714400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Student-Led Game Making and Learning (Rebroadcast) DESCRIPTION:Presented by Cheri Sterman\, Crayola Education Director; Jordan Shapiro\, Ph.D.\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\, Senior Fellow & Temple University Intellectual Heritage Program Professor; Kristen Walter\, Crayola Innovative Teaching and Learning Specialist\nSponsored by Crayola \nThis webinar was first broadcast on October 19\, 2016; this is a repeat broadcast. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Champion Creativity community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nExplore how teachers can use student-led game-making to enrich learning. The panelists reviewed the protocols of game-making\, types of student-made games that are well suited for schools\, what makes games engaging\, and how various cross-curricular content areas come alive in games. Jordan Shapiro\, renowned expert in game-making as a teaching and learning strategy\, provided the rationale of “why to” and inspiration for “how to” use games in classrooms. Kristen Walter shared insights on using the Design Thinking process with students as they create a variety of games and teach others how to play—deeply embedding what they learn about their state and economy. \nCheri Sterman moderated the panel and provide child development insights on how students’ collaboration in the design\, prototyping\, testing\, and teaching others how to play their games fits what we know as good pedagogy. \nBe inspired to: create-present-respond- and connect game-making to curriculum in innovative ways that boost engagement and deepen learning. \nLearning Outcomes: \n\n\n\nExplore the protocols involved in making engaging games\nConsider key types of games that enrich learning\nEnvision what curriculum areas could be taught via student-created games.\n\n\n\nCrayola Webinar Giveaway: Fifty educators who post a photo of their student-made learning game by November 19\, 2016 in the discussion forum of the Champion Creativity Community\, will receive a special thank you: a Classpack of Crayola Model Magic!—a great material for students to create game pieces\, tokens\, and props for the next game they build. \n \nCheri Sterman\, Education Director\, Crayola\nCheri Sterman is an experienced children’s advocate who helps educators articulate key messages to policy decision makers. During Cheri’s career\, she has provided insights to the following organizations: National Governor’s Association\, US Senate Education Committee\, US White House Committee for Children and Youth\, and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. As a former member of Governor Celeste’s Children’s Services team\, Cheri set state policy and administered public funds. Cheri has presented workshops on how to convey concise education advocacy messages to members of the National Association of Elementary School Principals\, the National Association for Education of Young Children\, and the National Art Education Association. \nJordan Shapiro\, Ph.D.\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\, Senior Fellow & Temple University Intellectual Heritage Program Professor\nJordan Shapiro is a world-renowned thought leader on global policy and education. He conducts research on digital technology and playful education. His Forbes column on learning through digital play has been read by over 4 million people around the world. Educators and world leaders are among his 100\,000+ Twitter followers (@jordosh). Shapiro is an insightful\, refreshing speaker who advises the United States Air Force\, World Economic Forum\, and international education leaders on developing 21st century agile\, creative\, critical thinkers. He has developed Temple University’s core curriculum in technological literacy. Shapiro shares his passion for playful learning with his nine- and eleven-year-old sons. \nKristen Walter\, Crayola Innovative Teaching and Learning Specialist\nKristen Walter works closely with educators throughout the country leading Arts Integration professional development. This summer she taught a game-making seminar at the National Design Thinking conference in Cleveland\, where she actively engaged teachers in making games as learning resources. When Kristen taught elementary students in North Carolina they created a series of “Economics in Action” games that they showcased at the White House Art Fair. \nJoin the Champion Creativity community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \n  \n \n  \nArt-infused education builds 21st Century skills. Crayola helps parents and educators raise creatively alive children. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/student-led-game-making-learning-rebroadcast/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161019-creativity-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T170000 DTSTAMP:20160926T165421Z CREATED:20160926T165421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160926T165421Z UID:22277-1478707200-1478710800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Rethinking Classroom Containers DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Sandra Duncan\, Adjunct Professor\, Nova Southeastern University\nSponsored by Gryphon House \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Early Learning Book Chats community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nContainers are essential components to any early childhood classroom. Available in many sizes\, shapes\, and colors\, containers are used to store\, hold\, and tote a variety of learning materials and supplies. They are so commonplace in our classroom environments that rarely a second thought is given to them\, especially after being placed on the shelf. Think about your classroom for a moment and consider all the containers in your space. Most likely\, your thoughts immediately focused on the bins and baskets positioned on the classroom’s shelves and tabletops. Containers\, however\, are much more than bins and baskets. \nIn this webinar\, Dr. Sandra Duncan explored why the primary job of containers in the classroom is not to hold learning materials and objects but to spark children’s interest and engagement with the containers’ contents. She demonstrated the 4 C’s of container selection in detail: \n• Select containers that CAPTURE children’s attention\n• Select containers that are CONVENIENT\n• Select containers that CONNECT children to the activities\n• Use CHILD-CREATED containers in the early childhood classroom \nSandra also discussed the disadvantages of using plastic containers\, measuring the amount of plastic used\, and how to make a plan for reducing the number of plastic baskets in each learner’s classroom. She followed with ideas for alternative types of containers that can be easily used in the classroom regardless of the age group taught. \nThis webinar is designed to help you begin thinking about containers from a unique perspective. Watch for guidelines\, inspiration\, and ways to get started with better container selection. This session is designed for preschool teachers\, but educators working with slightly older children will also benefit from what was shared. \nDr. Sandra Duncan is an Adjunct Professor at Nova Southeastern University. She has over 45 years of experience in the early care and education field. Sandra taught kindergarten for 10 years and owned 11 early childhood programs that served thousands of children. She is the co-Author of Inspiring Spaces for Young Children\, Rating Observation Scale for Inspiring Spaces (ROSIE)\, and Rethinking the Classroom Landscape: Creating Environments that Connect Young Children\, Families\, and Communities. She also was the publisher of two magazines\, where she spearheaded many innovative projects and programs such as Director’s Choice Awards\, Leadership Awards for National Association for Family Child Care\, Early Childhood Professional Awards\, Children’s World of Reading Program\, and Food\, Fitness and Fun!—a program endorsed by National Head Start Association. \nJoin the Early Learning Book Chats community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nGryphon House\, Inc. is an award-winning publisher of early childhood resources for teachers and parents. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/rethinking-classroom-containers/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161109-bookchats-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T160000 DTSTAMP:20161021T205954Z CREATED:20161021T205954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T205954Z UID:22479-1478703600-1478707200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Collaboration in the Digital Classroom DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jennifer Auten\, 2nd Grade Teacher\, Cupertino Union School District\, CA\nHosted by Common Sense Education \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Digital Learning & Leadership community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nGetting students to work together successfully is a key feature of Common Core State Standards. In this webinar\, early elementary school teacher and Common Sense Ambassador Jennifer Auten spoke about why collaboration is important and share tips on how to create a successful environment for collaboration. She shared several digital tools that facilitate collaboration in the creation of a final product and give examples of completed second-grade projects. Finally\, collaboration outside of product creation was discussed. Learn how to increase collaboration in your classroom with digital tools! This webinar will benefit all educators. \nAbout the Presenter \nJennifer Auten has taught first and second grade in Cupertino\, California\, for 14 years. Within the district she is a Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment mentor\, master teacher\, and technology committee lead\, and in 2014 she was awarded Cupertino Union School District’s Innovative Technology Educator Award. In 2014 and 2016 she was a Silicon Valley Education Foundation teacher fellow and recently acted as a teacher shark in two SharkTankEdu events. Jennifer currently serves on the GSVLabs teacher steering committee. She loves beta-testing apps and sharing her insights about technology integration in the classroom\, including authoring a blog at gr2ipadteacher.blogspot.com\, writing lesson plans for Osmo and Epic\, and reviewing apps for Common Sense\, Participate Learning\, and LearnTrials. In addition\, she co-authored a 2015 MACUL Journal article about collaboration in the classroom \nJoin the Digital Learning & Leadership community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nCommon Sense Education provides teachers and schools with free research-based classroom tools to help students harness technology for learning and life. Our K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum and interactive games teach students how to make safe\, smart\, and ethical decisions in the digital world. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/collaboration-in-the-digital-classroom/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161109-digitalclassroom-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T150000 DTSTAMP:20161021T194523Z CREATED:20161021T194523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T194523Z UID:22475-1478700000-1478703600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Tracking Progress for Tier 2 Students in Response to Intervention (RTI) DESCRIPTION:Presented by Thera Pearce\, Director of Professional Development and Implementation\, DreamBox Learning\nSponsored by DreamBox Learning \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Blended Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nSuccessful schools and districts are increasing student achievement by implementing dynamic Response to Intervention (RTI) plans. But\, what makes successful RTI programs stand out from less successful ones? How do educators know whether intervention is actually working for their struggling students? \nIn this webinar\, Thera Pearce\, Director of Professional Development and Implementation at DreamBox Learning\, shared a framework and tools for how schools and districts can implement a more effective RTI program\, including: \n\nA process for using data to identify targeted areas of improvement and support for Tier 2 RTI Students\nHow to use data to differentiate instruction in the classroom\nEffective ways to monitor and measure ongoing progress of your RTI students\n\nAll K-12 educators and administrators will benefit from this recorded webinar. \nAbout the Presenter \nThera Pearce has 7 years of classroom experience as a special education teacher and has spent 5 years in curriculum and teacher support as a coordinating teacher in Wake County\, North Carolina. Her experience includes supporting administrators and teachers with training and implementing curriculum. Currently\, she is the founder and director of the PD and Implementation Department at DreamBox Learning. \n  \n  \nJoin the Blended Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n DreamBox Learning Math offers a groundbreaking combination of intelligent adaptive learning\, rigorous elementary mathematics curriculum\, and motivating learning environment. The innovative DreamBox platform captures every decision a student makes while working in the program and adjusts the student’s learning path appropriately\, providing millions of individualized learning paths\, each one tailored to a student’s unique needs. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/tracking-progress-response-to-intervention/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161109-blendedlearning-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161107T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161107T160000 DTSTAMP:20160526T161049Z CREATED:20160526T161049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160526T161049Z UID:21691-1478530800-1478534400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:What Every Educator Should Know About Special Education Law DESCRIPTION:Presented by Beverley H. Johns\, Professional Fellow\, MacMurray College in Jacksonville\, Illinois\nSponsored by Brookes Publishing \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Teaching All Students: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nIgnorance is not bliss when it comes to knowing and implementing laws that pertain to students with disabilities.  It is critical that all educators understand the fundamentals of these laws and are able to answer basic questions about them. \nIn this webinar\, Beverley H. Johns shared these key concepts about special education law: \n\n How to be an active participant in the IEP\nHow to work collaboratively with parents and fellow school personnel\nHow to resolve differences\nAnd most important\, how to meet the needs of the student\n\nThere are a number of common pitfalls that cause educators to get into trouble when working with students with disabilities\, and that can cause adversarial relations with parents.  The most effective educators are knowledgeable\, collaborative\, and focused on the individualized needs of their students.  This session explored common problems when implementing services for students with disabilities as well as solutions to these problems. This webinar will benefit all educators who work with students with disabilities\, including general education teachers\, special education teachers\, administrators\, and related services personnel. \nJoin the Teaching All Students: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms community to participate in online discussions with peers\, for invitations to upcoming webinars\, to view past webinar recordings\, to take a quiz and receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and for access to more resources. \nAbout the Presenter \nBeverley H. Johns has over 35 years experience in special education in the public schools of Illinois.  Bev ran a public school for children with the most significant behavioral disorders in west central Illinois and provided consultation to local school districts. She is now a Professional Fellow at MacMurray College in Jacksonville\, Illinois\, and also is a learning and behavior consultant. Bev is the author or co-author of 18 books in the field of special education\, including Your Classroom Guide to Special Education Law. She has chaired legislative committees for a number of professional organizations and was the recipient of the 2000 Outstanding Leadership Award of the Council for Exceptional Children. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nFounded in 1978\, Brookes is an independent\, highly respected educational publishing company with a strong focus on helping all people—with and without disabilities—reach their potential. We publish 50+ new titles a year on screening and assessment\, early intervention\, inclusive and special education\, autism and other disabilities\, literacy\, behavior\, communication\, and more. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/every-educator-know-special-education-law/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161107-inclusiveeducation-event-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161107T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161107T150000 DTSTAMP:20160926T182135Z CREATED:20160926T182135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160926T182135Z UID:22280-1478527200-1478530800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Family Engagement through Music: Stronger Home-School Connections with Music DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sarah Orfe\, Director\, Music Together Princeton Lab School\nSponsored by Music Together \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Arts & Music in Early Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nThis webinar explored the ways in which participatory and enjoyable adult-child music activities can engage parents in their child’s learning\, enhance the home learning environment\, promote family engagement in school\, and support a strong child-teacher-family connection. \nLearn how and why the content and process of developmentally appropriate music and movement activities can enrich and bridge the classroom and home settings. Gain some ideas you can use to create opportunities for family and community music-making events in the school and parent/caregiver participation in the classroom. Get some tips on how to use music with your students in such ways that encourage the children to make music at home with their families. \nExplore how music materials in the home can be used to provide rich\, cognitively stimulating\, and literacy-related activities for children and families to enjoy. In addition\, as positive parent-child interactions are essential for young children’s development at all ages\, hear suggestions on how to communicate to parents the importance and joys of making music with their children\, regardless of the parent’s music ability. \nAbout the Presenter \nSarah Orfe\, Director of the Music Together Princeton Lab School\, has many years of experience in the world of early childhood music both as a teacher in the classroom\, and as a director of a successful business. Before becoming the Director of the Music Together Princeton Lab School\, she was the founder and lead teacher for Sunshine Music Studios in Los Angeles\, where her program was named “Best Of” by LA Parent magazine for three years in a row. She spent three years teaching with the Summer Institute for the Gifted and is a recovering actress. Her musical training includes over 10 years of flute and piano study. Sarah has a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. \nJoin the Arts & Music in Early Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n At Music Together\, we understand the importance of music in early childhood—from birth\, in fact. Because the truth is\, most people are born with enough music aptitude to play in a symphony orchestra when they are adults\, if they choose. But first we must learn how to “speak music”—to take the musical instrument we all have\, ourselves\, developing that musical capacity from a very young age. The sounds we make\, our movements\, our rhythms—these are the building blocks of music and of early childhood learning. And that’s what Music Together is all about. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/family-engagement-music-stronger-connections/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161107-artsandmusic-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T180000 DTSTAMP:20161010T183028Z CREATED:20161010T183028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161010T183028Z UID:22358-1478106000-1478109600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:What to Look for in Students’ Executive Function DESCRIPTION:Presented by Malinda Mikesell\, Reading Supervisor\, Carlisle Area School District\nSponsored by C8 Sciences \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join The Brain and Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nYou probably know these students: the learner who is easily distracted\, the child who consistently struggles to organize tasks and materials to start work\, the youngster who cannot always access prior knowledge and seems unable to engage fully in learning experiences. \nA surprising number of students in every classroom struggle because of gaps in executive function. Executive function relates to the thinking skills essential for learning\, and includes focus\, self-control\, and memory. In many instances\, the underlying problem in reading\, behavior and academic success can be a gap in a learner’s executive function skills. This webinar covered the “look for’s” – the behaviors and attitudes students exhibit when they struggle with focus and perseverance in the learning environment. \nMalinda Mikesell led an exploration of: \n• Methods for assessing executive function and identifying gaps\n• Productive steps to address those gaps so children can function successfully as learners \nLearn what to look for and how to address executive function gaps successfully to give every learner the opportunity to engage fully in educational opportunities. This webinar is designed for principals\, K-8 classroom teachers\, curriculum directors\, K-8 special education teachers\, and school improvement specialists. \nMalinda Mikesell has been the Reading Supervisor for the Carlisle Area School District for the past 7 years. Malinda holds Pennsylvania certifications for Elementary Education\, Reading Specialist\, English Language Arts 7-9\, and Principal K-12. She has led multiple teams of teachers and administrators to overhaul the K-5 literacy program to bring it in alignment with Common Core Standards. Malinda has been instrumental in the development\, training and ongoing evaluation of K-12 reading interventions in the Carlisle Area School District over the past 6 years. \nMalinda holds an undergraduate degree in Education from Susquehanna University with minors in Psychology and Music as well as a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Temple University. She has attended numerous conferences to better understand how the brain learns and what impacts multiple dysfunctions have on both the learning process and the acquisition of literacy skills. Malinda has written and presented on professional development in the Carlisle Area School District and also at multiple conferences. \nJoin The Brain and Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n C8 Sciences develops a neuroscience-based cognition assessment and development products that have the potential to solve some of the most significant problems in childhood education and in our ageing population.  C8 Sciences is the only company to offer integrated computer and physical exercises – “cognition cross-training.”  Our products are based on proprietary research developed at Yale University by Dr. Bruce Wexler\, and our technology is so impressive that Dr. Wexler and Yale were awarded a prestigious $4M Director’s Office Grant by the National Institutes of Health to study the use of ACTIVATE™ (formerly known as C8Kids) for treating ADHD\, a grant reserved only for research programs that have the potential for a paradigm change in US healthcare. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/look-students-executive-function/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161102-brain-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T170000 DTSTAMP:20161006T194325Z CREATED:20161006T194325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161006T194325Z UID:22331-1478102400-1478106000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Kids Deserve It! DESCRIPTION:Presented by Todd Nesloney\, Principal of Webb Elementary in Navasota\, TX \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Leadership 3.0 community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nCome learn from Texas principal and author\, Todd Nesloney\, as he shares ideas on ways to build a positive school and classroom culture\, challenge conventional thinking\, eliminate excuses\, and connect with all stakeholders in a school. Todd brings the experience of starting a school over from scratch and working with a population that is 85% minority and almost 90% free-and-reduced lunch. \nFar too often the only limitation that is placed on our students\, classrooms\, or schools are the limitations that are put on by adults – by us! When we take the time to choose to do what’s best for kids and not what’s easiest for adults we can truly provide experiences that are unlike any other. \nWatch to explore:\n• Ways to Engage Families\n• Building Classroom and School-Wide Culture\n• Connecting and Collaborating\n• Classroom Transformations\n• Re-Imagining Learning Opportunities\n• Re-Defining the Principal’s Role \nGet off your island\, build a strong culture\, engage all stakeholders\, and re-imagine what learning can look like. This recorded webinar is designed for K12 educators and leaders across all roles. \nLet’s work together to ensure that all kids get the best education. Why? Because kids deserve it! \n  \n Todd Nesloney is the Principal of Webb Elementary in Navasota\, TX. He is the 2015 Bammy Award Recipient for Elementary Principal\, the 2014 Classroom Teacher of the Year\, the TCEA Teacher of the Year\, a White House Champion of Change\, a National School Board Association “20 to Watch”\, and Center for Digital Education “Top 40 Innovators in Education”. Todd is also the co-author of the hit book Kids Deserve It!. Follow him on Twitter @TechNinjaTodd. \n  \n  \n  \nJoin the Leadership 3.0 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/kids-deserve-it/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161102-leadership-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T130000 DTSTAMP:20161003T180835Z CREATED:20161003T180835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161003T180835Z UID:22310-1478088000-1478091600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Work Your Dreams Using the Top Five Leadership Competencies DESCRIPTION:Presented by Linda McCulloch\, Secretary of State of Montana\nSponsored by Girls Thinking Global \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Girls Thinking Global community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nIn this webinar\, Linda McCulloch\, Secretary of State of Montana\, discussed the power of self-belief\, and how she overcame her fear of becoming an elected official. As the first on her father’s side to graduate high school and the first on her mother’s side to graduate college\, Linda doubted her abilities to run for the Montana State Legislature. However\, her outspoken attitude\, problem solving skills\, and willingness to tackle the issues proved invaluable in the political world. In her position of Secretary of State of Montana\, Linda uses her strength as a woman to inspire others to come together in order to address important issues. \nThis presentation also covered what Linda lists as her top five leadership competencies: \n\n Takes initiative\nDisplays high integrity and honesty\nInspires and motivates others\nCollaboration and teamwork\nSolves problems and analyzes issues\n\nThis webinar will benefit women and girls interested in growing their leadership abilities and maneuvering a field dominated by men. It will also provide tangible strategies to help women and girls navigate difficult situations and hard decisions while staying true to their principles. \n  \nAbout the Presenter \nLinda McCulloch was elected Montana’s first woman Secretary of State in November 2008. Linda believes civic engagement fuels a functioning democracy\, and she’s committed to increasing public participation in all levels of government. Linda’s professional career consists entirely of public service\, having previously served as a teacher\, school librarian\, legislator\, and statewide elected Superintendent of Public Instruction. \nDuring her two terms as State Superintendent\, Linda helped boost funding for Montana schools\, implement Indian Education for All\, start Full-Time Kindergarten across the state\, award honorary high school diplomas for war-veterans\, launch the READ Montana! program\, and help advance rural education advocacy regarding the federal No Child Left Behind law. \nLinda served three terms in the Montana House of Representatives\, from 1995 to 2001. As an active civic leader\, Linda has been a faculty affiliate and served on numerous boards including the Board of Public Education\, Board of Regents\, Montana Library Commission\, and the Advisory Council to the Montana Meth Project. \nLinda holds M.A. and B.A. degrees in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Supervision of Library Media Programs from the University of Montana. She started her educational career in 1978 as a paraprofessional in Eastern Montana before teaching in schools in Western Montana. \nJoin the Girls Thinking Global community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nGirls Thinking Global (GTG) is a global community of organizations serving girls and young women by leveraging technology to create a collaborative space that connects best practices\, knowledge\, and expertise. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/work-dreams-five-leadership-competencies/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161102-gtg-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T180000 DTSTAMP:20160926T134936Z CREATED:20160926T134936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160926T134936Z UID:22274-1478019600-1478023200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:How edWeb Helps Teachers – An Administrator’s Perspective DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shannon Holden\, Assistant Principal\, Republic Middle School\, MO \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the New Models for Professional Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nWhen edWeb was founded less than a decade ago\, its main goal was to provide a place for educators to collaborate and share ideas. In just a few short years\, edWeb has grown into a global phenomenon where teachers\, librarians\, curriculum specialists\, administrators\, and college professors share resources\, presentations\, surveys\, and other media to impact student learning and teacher professional development. Shannon Holden\, Assistant Principal at Republic Middle School\, MO\, revealed the many ways edWeb assists educators. \nShannon Holden has been a high school and middle school teacher and administrator in Texas and Missouri for 20 years.  Shannon built a website\, www.newteacherhelp.com to help reduce the 50% five-year attrition rate for new teachers in the educational profession. Shannon speaks to college students\, teachers\, and administrators across the Midwest about classroom management\, maintaining positive relationships with parents\, instructional strategies that engage students\, and implementing technology in the classroom. He is the host of the New Teacher Help and TechTools for the Classroom communities on edWeb.net. Follow him on Twitter @newteacherhelp. \n  \nJoin the New Models for Professional Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/edweb-helps-teachers-admin-perspective/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161101-pd-event-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T170000 DTSTAMP:20160831T185516Z CREATED:20160831T185516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160831T185516Z UID:22135-1478016000-1478019600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Numeracy and Fluency: Leading for Algebra Readiness in Elementary Grades DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kevin Baird\, Chairman of the Board at the nonprofit EdCenter: The Center for College & Career Readiness\nSponsored by The Center for College and Career Readiness \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Algebra Readiness community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nState test scores show the gaps between expectations and student outcomes in elementary math.  How do we catch up?  What does an aligned elementary math curriculum look like?  How can principals & curriculum leaders coach faculty for success? \nIn this webinar from the Algebra Readiness Project and IXL Learning\, learn immediately actionable strategies for coaching teachers\, aligning curricula\, and tweaking classroom instruction to increase alignment and accelerate student fluency in mathematics. \n \nKevin Baird is our series presenter. He serves as Chairman of the Board at the nonprofit EdCenter: The Center for College & Career Readiness\, which focuses on creating sustainable capacity in schools for job-ready learning outcomes for all students. Kevin is a self-identified library nerd who always has a paperback for take-off and landing as he travels the globe. \n  \n  \n  \nJoin the Algebra Readiness community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nThe nonprofit EdCenter: The Center for College & Career Readiness focuses on creating sustainable capacity in schools for job-ready learning outcomes for all students. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/numeracy-fluency-algebra-readiness-elementary/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161101-algebra-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T170000 DTSTAMP:20160915T200007Z CREATED:20160915T200007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160915T200007Z UID:22181-1477584000-1477587600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Guided Inquiry Design in Action DESCRIPTION:Presented by Leslie Maniotes\, Ph.D. Author/Consultant on Inquiry Learning\nSponsored by Libraries Unlimited \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the SLC @ The Forefront community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nInquiry seems to be everywhere… And\, an inquiry-based learning model is the recommended approach for educators to meet the Next Gen science standards\, the C3 social studies standards\, as well as Common Core ELA\, and math. But\, using an inquiry approach can be a messy and complicated way to teach – and few of us have had any training on how to teach this way! \nIn this webinar\, Leslie Maniotes\, a curriculum expert\, helps you get started with Guided Inquiry Design\, an inquiry-based instructional design grounded in research. Leslie shared some tried and true examples of successful Guided Inquiry Design from the past ten years. Learn simple ways to shift from having your students choose a topic from a list for their research project to getting students to ask their own interesting questions for research. \nIf you’re ready to take inquiry to ACTION\, watch to find out how. This recorded event is designed for K12 teachers\, librarians\, and administrators. \n  \nLeslie K. Maniotes\, M.Ed.\, Ph.D. is owner and senior consultant of BLV Consulting. Leslie leads professional development institutes building capacity in collaborative teams of librarians and teachers for inquiry learning. She also works with district leaders to implement systems of support that wrap around inquiry learning for greater impact. Leslie co-authored Guided Inquiry Design and Guided Inquiry with Carol Kuhlthau and Ann Caspari; and Guided Inquiry Design in Action: Middle School with LaDawna Harrington and Patrice Lambusta. She earned a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Reading K-12\, a PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Curriculum and Instruction in the Content Areas\, and an administration certification in urban educational leadership from the University of Denver. Follow Leslie on Twitter @lesliemaniotes. \nJoin the SLC @ The Forefront community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nLibraries Unlimited is committed to serving libraries by producing library science textbooks\, reference works\, practical handbooks\, and professional guides of unparalleled quality. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/guided-inquiry-design-action/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161027-slcforefront-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T160000 DTSTAMP:20160916T160608Z CREATED:20160916T160608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160916T160608Z UID:22187-1477494000-1477497600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Principles of Reinforcement for Students with Autism DESCRIPTION:Presented by Nina Finkler\, M.Ed.\, LDT/C\, BCBA\, President of Nina Finkler Autism Services\nSponsored by Monarch Center for Autism\, STAR Autism Support\, and VizZle \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Teaching Students with Autism community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nTeachers face many challenges when working with students with autism. These challenges include learning difficulties and behavioral and social difficulties. Often these challenges impact the student’s overall success within an educational setting. One of the often misused and misunderstood tools that teachers can use is reinforcement. Reinforcement is a critical component to changing a student’s behavior in the classroom. In this webinar Nina Finkler\, M.Ed.\, LDT/C\, BCBA presented a better understanding of reinforcement\, strategies for implementing and using reinforcement in the classroom\, and specific ideas of what to use for reinforcement. \nThis webinar will benefit any staff from pre-school to high school\, including teachers\, assistants\, speech therapists\, OT\, PT and administrators. \nNina Finkler is the president of Nina Finkler Autism Services\, LLC based in East Windsor\, New Jersey. Ms. Finkler has over twenty years of experience working in the field of autism. Her experience includes extensive practical application of applied behavior analysis\, curriculum development\, professional/parent training\, consultation\, and assessment. Ms. Finkler has presented at both the state and national levels on various topics including effective teaching strategies for students with autism\, behavior management strategies\, and educational assessment. She holds a Master’s degree in Special Education from Rutgers University and is a New Jersey licensed Learning Consultant and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Ms. Finkler is on the advisory board of National Autism Resources. \n  \nJoin the Teaching Students with Autism community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nMonarch Center for Autism\, a division of Bellefaire JCB\, is located in Cleveland\, Ohio. Monarch offers a comprehensive array of programs and services for individuals ages three through adulthood with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Highlights\, which incorporate Monarch’s visual language treatment model\, include a preschool; day school for children\, adolescents & young adults; transition education program; summer & extended school year programs; therapeutic residential treatment program; adult vocational & supported living programs; and community training. \n  \nSTAR Autism Support (SAS) provides curriculum materials\, workshops and training to school and agency staff who work with students with autism. Our mission is to help others successfully implement research-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques. We want every child with autism to receive effective instruction! \n  \nVizZle provides a library of more than 14\,000 lessons and the tools and media to customize them or create your own from scratch. The lessons can be tailored to any grade level\, assigned to any student\, and played on iPad or Android tablets\, laptop or desktop computers. Data is tracked automatically. This award-winning software is developed collaboratively with educators. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/principles-reinforcement-students-autism/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161026-autism-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161026T150000 DTSTAMP:20160809T202614Z CREATED:20160809T202614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160809T202614Z UID:22028-1477490400-1477494000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Jump into Literacy\, Math\, & Science: Active Learning for Preschool Children DESCRIPTION:Presented by Rae Pica\, Author\, Keynote Speaker & Education Consultant\nSponsored by Gryphon House \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Early Learning Book Chats community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nTo truly educate the whole child\, we must recognize children as thinking\, feeling\, moving human beings who learn through all their senses. Children need to physically experience concepts to fully understand them. In this webinar\, Rae Pica led an exploration of activities that combine children’s love of movement and play with meaningful and long-lasting educational experiences in literacy\, math\, and science. \nWatch this recorded session packed with ideas for combining moving and playing with learning! This webinar is designed for early childhood educators and administrators interested in adding active learning to their preschool programs. \n  \nRae Pica has been an education consultant specializing in the education of the whole child\, children’s physical activity\, and the mind/body connection since 1980. She is the author of 19 books\, including Jump into Literacy\, Jump into Math\, Jump into Science and\, most recently\, What If Everybody Understood Child Development?: Straight Talk About Improving Education and Children’s Lives. Rae is known for her lively and informative keynotes and trainings. She also blogs for Huffington Post and is cofounder of BAM Radio Network\, the world’s largest online education radio network\, where she currently hosts Studentcentricity\, interviewing experts in education\, child development\, play research\, the neurosciences\, and more. Learn more about Rae online on her website and follow Rae on Twitter @raepica1. \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n Gryphon House\, Inc. is an award-winning publisher of early childhood resources for teachers and parents. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/jump-literacy-math-science-active-learning-preschool-children/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161026-math-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T170000 DTSTAMP:20160808T201300Z CREATED:20160808T201300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160808T201300Z UID:22012-1477411200-1477414800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Building Bridges from Concrete to Abstract Part 2: Multiplication & Division of Whole Numbers DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Sara Delano Moore\, educational consultant at SDM Learning\nSponsored by ETA hand2mind \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Building Understanding in Mathematics community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nTeaching well with manipulatives means helping learners connect concrete representations with more abstract ways of presenting mathematics. This four-part series of webinars examines strategies for transitioning from manipulative-based mathematics to using abstract representations such as algorithms. \nIn this second webinar of the series\, Dr. Sara Delano Moore shared strategies for helping students see connections between area models built with base ten blocks and partial products/partial quotients algorithms. Explore how to support students as they become fluent in these critical skills of multiplication and division. \nDr. Sara Delano Moore is an educational consultant at SDM Learning.  Sara focuses on helping teachers and students understand mathematics as a coherent and connected discipline.  An experienced teacher and nationally recognized speaker\, her work emphasizes the power of deep understanding and multiple representations for learning.  Sara’s interests include building conceptual understanding of mathematics to support procedural fluency and applications\, incorporating engaging literature into mathematics & science instruction\, and connecting mathematics to engineering design in meaningful ways. Learn more about her education and experience at sdmlearning.com.  Follow her on Twitter @saradelanomoore. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n ETA hand2mind believes that educating students is the most important job in the world. Our story is all about the Educators\, Teachers\, Parents and Partners who share our goal of helping children learn and succeed. We believe real success in the classroom happens when students learn by doing. We are excited to welcome you on this professional journey and hope that together we can innovate\, initiate & invigorate teaching conversations around the country. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/multiplication-division-whole-numbers/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161025-math-event-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T160000 DTSTAMP:20160823T175744Z CREATED:20160823T175744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160823T175744Z UID:22097-1477407600-1477411200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Pack More Relevancy and Engagement into Social Studies! DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sara Torpey\, Manager\, Curriculum Specialists\, Britannica Digital Learning\nSponsored by Britannica Digital Learning \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Ignite Digital Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nSocial Studies Standards ask students of all levels to question\, apply\, analyze and evaluate a wide range of information\, from a variety of sources\, and connect to current trends in their lives as well as the world around them. How do we help students connect to history\, engage with content and find relevancy in what they are learning\, all while picking up the vital research\, literacy and analytical skills required of today’s students? \nIn this webinar\, learn how simple packs of content focused on a key person\, event or period can be used to teach content\, literacy\, critical thinking and more\, all while engaging the range of learners in your classroom and making social studies more relevant\, starting tomorrow! \nSara Torpey showed the many educational benefits of having students use a variety of content formats in their research\, including: \n\nA better ‘big picture’ understanding of the event\, person or period being taught\nA clearer understanding of the details that make up a major event\, time period\, or school of thought\nThe development of critical thinking through analysis\, comparison\, and evaluation\nAn understanding of the kinds of information available from a given content format\, and when a given format might be more useful or appropriate\n\nIn her presentation\, Sara shared examples of how to use content packs across the K-12 range. Learn how to pack more relevancy and engagement into social studies\, starting tomorrow! This webinar is designed for K-12 educators\, social studies and ELA teachers\, librarians\, and social studies supervisors. \n  \nAbout the Presenter \nSara Torpey manages the Curriculum Specialist team at Britannica Digital Learning. Sara travels throughout the country to introduce Britannica’s resources to schools and libraries\, with a special focus on the products’ applications. She is well-versed on the topics of critical thinking\, digital citizenship and 21st century skill development. Before joining Britannica\, Sara spent ten years as a middle school math/science teacher\, elementary and middle school math coach and part-time lecturer in mathematics at the collegiate level. \n  \nJoin the Ignite Digital Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nFor over 200 years\, Britannica has used a thorough and meticulous editorial process to deliver trusted information. As a result\, students and educators across the globe have unparalleled access to expert knowledge in all subject areas\, all aligned to today’s curriculum. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/pack-relevancy-engagement-social-studies/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20161025-ignite-event.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR